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A charged particle enters an environment of a strong and non-unifrom magnetic field varying from point to point both in magnitude and direction, and comes out of it following a complicated trajectory. Would its final speed equal the initial speed if it suffered no collisions with the environment ?

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Yes, because magnetic force can change the direction of v, not its magnitude.
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